On Dec. 11, 2018, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of the Army proposed a new definition for “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) as described in the Clean Water Act. The redefinition follows a February 2017 Executive Order that tasked the agencies with reviewing — and possibly repealing — amendments […]
On Nov. 6, Los Angeles (LA) County, Calif., voters voiced support for Measure W, which establishes a parcel tax to fund the county’s Safe Clean Water Program. According to ballot language, the tax would provide approximately $300 million each year to build a retinue of stormwater management infrastructure aimed at bringing the county’s 88 municipalities […]
In June, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the third part of its ongoing Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit Compendium Series. The 47-page report presents examples of permit language used by MS4 managers from around the country to create site-specific regulatory criteria that either supplement or supersede the use of total maximum […]
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